The Killer Bees is the authorized comic biography of tag team legends, B. Brian Blair and Jumping Jim Brunzell. Their respective stories are revealed in personal interviews between each and wrestling historian and Squared Circle writer John Crowther. The entire series is expertly illustrated by comics and animation legend Dell Barras, with colors by Andrew Pate.
Latest Updates from Our Project:
Nearly 90% Funded!
almost 9 years ago
– Sat, Jul 01, 2017 at 06:05:08 AM
With nearly 10 days to go, The Killer Bees is 87% funded and on track to meet our goal well ahead of the campaign's end! Thanks to ALL of you who made this possible with your generous support, whether by pledges or spreading the word or BOTH.
Dell Barras has finished art on the book, and Andrew Pate has just a few pages on which to finalize colors. After that, Jayson Kretzer will place the remaining letters from the dialogue and captions, and our book will be ready to go out to you, very soon after the campaign ends!
Check out a colored, unlettered preview of this terrific splash page from The Killer Bees:
We're just past the halfway point of the campaign to fund printing and distribution of the comic, so let's celebrate by reducing the price on some really cool, autographed rewards that are astonishingly unclaimed thus far.
The B. Brian Blair Autographed Interview DVD is now $50!
And the still-carded B. Brian Blair action figure is now $60!
You can add either (or both!) of these rewards to existing pledges by simply managing your pledge at the top right of the campaign page. No additional shipping costs!
As we approach the initial funding goal, look for information on our first stretch goal in the next few days!
We appreciate everything you do to make wrestling comics possible!
Have a great 4th of July weekend -
- Team Bees
The Killer Bees - 8-Page Lettered Preview!
almost 9 years ago
– Wed, Jun 28, 2017 at 03:29:10 PM
With two weeks left in our Kickstarter campaign, and knocking on the door of 75% funding, it's time to offer up more lettered pages from The Killer Bees 1! Our letterer is Jayson Kretzer, an accomplished graphic designer and comics creator in his own right, and he's doing an amazing job on our comic! Really, we're proud of the whole package, from the script by John Crowther - based on interviews with B. Brian Blair - to the art by Dell Barras and Andrew Pate!
Take a look and judge for yourself. We want you to KNOW the quality of the product you're supporting:
The Killer Bees is a Kickstarter PROJECT WE LOVE!
almost 9 years ago
– Wed, Jun 21, 2017 at 04:01:26 PM
Take a look in the lower left corner of this image pulled from The Killer Bees Kickstarter page:
The Killer Bees has been chosen by Kickstarter as a 'Project We Love'! The powers that be at the crowdfunding giant selected our humble wrestling comic as a favorite project that they'll now spotlight. That means much more visibility in the Kickstarter search function and a more successful campaign!
Thanks to all of you for making our first day-and-a-half so amazing that it got the attention of the mothership! At nearly 50% funded, we are definitely on track to get this book printed and distributed!
This is just the first of many anticipated honors for The Killer Bees!
We've got some cool new rewards coming down the pipe soon. Stay tuned and spread the word!
Best -
- Team Bees
Halfway Funded!
almost 9 years ago
– Wed, Jun 21, 2017 at 04:01:19 PM
You did it! In less than TWO DAYS, The Killer Bees comic is 50% funded! With still 3 full weeks to go, we anticipate blasting through the remainder of our goal to get this book printed and distributed!
To show our appreciation, check out the first THREE fully lettered pages of The Killer Bees !:
New Reward Alert - Custom Commission: YOU as a Wrestler!
almost 9 years ago
– Wed, Jun 21, 2017 at 04:01:08 PM
With so many of the exclusive KILLER BEES rewards disappearing quickly in the first two days of the campaign, we'll be adding some spectacular new reward tiers as the campaign rolls along.
First up is the YOU as a Wrestler Commission by Amanda Rachels! The artist of Vicious Circus and Flesh of White will render YOU as a professional wrestler, in full ring regalia, based on your input regarding gimmick and costume!
This will be a limited color (marker/watercolor), pencil-&-ink 9" x 12" commission, unique and 100% YOU!
Get it NOW at the $50 reward tier, before the limited opportunities are gone! We can also do these as add-on's to your current rewards for $50 (no additional shipping) added to your existing pledge.
To give you some idea of her style, check out some wrestling fan art by Amanda below:
